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Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]
by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words
This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.
Verse 27.31
दृष्टधर्मे हितार्थं च संपराये सुखानि च ।
एवं भोति महाराज गुणवन्तेषु यत् कृतं ॥ ३१ ॥
dṛṣṭadharme hitārthaṃ ca saṃparāye sukhāni ca |
evaṃ bhoti mahārāja guṇavanteṣu yat kṛtaṃ || 31 ||
“It is thus, O king, that the deeds done by virtuous men are a source of blessing in this world and of happiness in the world beyond. (31)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drishtadharma, Hita, Artha, Samparaya, Sukha, Evam, Eva, Bha, Bhu, Maharaja, Maharajan, Gunavat, Tad, Yat, Yad, Krit, Krita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.31). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “dṛṣṭadharme hitārthaṃ ca saṃparāye sukhāni ca ”
- dṛṣṭadharme -
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dṛṣṭadharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭadharma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dṛṣṭadharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hitā -
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hita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samparāye -
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samparāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sukhāni -
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sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ bhoti mahārāja guṇavanteṣu yat kṛtaṃ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- guṇavan -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.31
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit